Worried About Inflation? Hedge With Gold

2/14/2013 2:43AM

The prospect of inflation in Japan as the yen weakens may prompt people to turn to gold as a currency hedge. The WSJ's Clementine Wallop talks about what to expect from gold demand in India and China as well as Japan.

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